Research Intern - Genetics
- Requisition #: 144300-202606081646
- Department: Genetics
- Location: Houston, TX
- Posted Date: 6/5/2026
Data Management and Computational Research Support
A Research Intern position is available in the department of Genetics. The Research Intern will support research operations and data management for ongoing cancer biology projects, with a focus on organizing, tracking, and analyzing research-related datasets.
The Trakala Laboratory in the department of Genetics at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center studies how chromosomal instability and aneuploidy shape tumor evolution, immune surveillance, and therapeutic response.
All duties and responsibilities are carried out in compliance with institutional policies, ethical research standards, and applicable federal and state regulations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The intern will learn data management, including but not limited to data collection, data organization, quality control, inventory and sample tracking, HPC cluster-based analysis, and computational pipelines for spatial and single-cell transcriptomics. The intern will gain exposure to how large-scale biological datasets are generated, organized, and analyzed in an academic cancer research laboratory. Expected outcomes include improved skills in structured data handling, documentation, research workflow organization, and communication with scientific and administrative team members.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should be recent graduates with experience or interest in data organization, management, coding, or computational analysis. Experience with, RStudio, SQL, or related data management tools is preferred. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and willingness to learn biomedical research workflows are required.
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION
Trakala Laboratory: https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/labs/trakala-laboratory.html
POSITION INFORMATION
Offsite work arrangements are subject to approval and may be modified or revoked at any time based on business needs, performance considerations, or regulatory requirements.
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
A Research Intern position is available in the department of Genetics. The Research Intern will support research operations and data management for ongoing cancer biology projects, with a focus on organizing, tracking, and analyzing research-related datasets.
The Trakala Laboratory in the department of Genetics at UT MD Anderson Cancer Center studies how chromosomal instability and aneuploidy shape tumor evolution, immune surveillance, and therapeutic response.
All duties and responsibilities are carried out in compliance with institutional policies, ethical research standards, and applicable federal and state regulations.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
The intern will learn data management, including but not limited to data collection, data organization, quality control, inventory and sample tracking, HPC cluster-based analysis, and computational pipelines for spatial and single-cell transcriptomics. The intern will gain exposure to how large-scale biological datasets are generated, organized, and analyzed in an academic cancer research laboratory. Expected outcomes include improved skills in structured data handling, documentation, research workflow organization, and communication with scientific and administrative team members.
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Applicants should be recent graduates with experience or interest in data organization, management, coding, or computational analysis. Experience with, RStudio, SQL, or related data management tools is preferred. Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and willingness to learn biomedical research workflows are required.
ADDITIONAL APPLICATION INFORMATION
Trakala Laboratory: https://www.mdanderson.org/research/departments-labs-institutes/labs/trakala-laboratory.html
POSITION INFORMATION
Offsite work arrangements are subject to approval and may be modified or revoked at any time based on business needs, performance considerations, or regulatory requirements.
This position may be responsible for maintaining the security and integrity of critical infrastructure, as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code and therefore may require routine reviews and screening. The ability to satisfy and maintain all requirements necessary to ensure the continued security and integrity of such infrastructure is a condition of hire and continued employment.
It is the policy of The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center to provide equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, age, national origin, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by institutional policy or by federal, state or local laws unless such distinction is required by law. http://www.mdanderson.org/about-us/legal-and-policy/legal-statements/eeo-affirmative-action.html
